Hi Melody

handwriting · Designed by YoonDesign Inc

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Hi Melody is a casual handwriting font with a loose, slightly irregular stroke structure that mimics natural pen-on-paper writing. Its letterforms are rounded and friendly without being overly bubbly, sitting in a middle ground between informal and legible. The baseline wanders just enough to feel human, and the overall weight stays light and airy, which gives it a relaxed, approachable quality. It reads as personal and warm rather than polished or corporate, and its Korean-influenced design origins give certain character shapes a subtle distinctiveness that sets it apart from generic script fonts.

In practical terms, Hi Melody works well for lifestyle brands that want to communicate authenticity and a handmade sensibility, such as small food businesses, wellness products, or stationery shops. It functions effectively as a display or headline font on social media graphics and landing pages where a single line of text needs to carry personality. It also suits greeting card designs, personal blogs, and editorial pull quotes where a conversational, intimate tone is the goal. It is not well suited for body text or interfaces requiring tight legibility at small sizes, so it performs best when used sparingly as an accent or title element.

Best suited for: Consider Hi Melody for lifestyle branding, social media graphics, greeting cards, and editorial accents where warmth and personality enhance the visual message.

Design considerations: As a single-weight handwriting font, Hi Melody offers consistent character throughout designs but may benefit from pairing with fonts offering weight variation for hierarchy. The wandering baseline and rounded letterforms prioritize personality over technical precision, making it most effective at display sizes.

Pairing guidance: Pair Hi Melody with Playfair Display to anchor elegant layouts with serif structure, use Lato as a neutral sans-serif foundation for body text and interface elements, or combine it with Dancing Script to layer complementary handwriting styles with greater weight options for visual emphasis.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lato Dancing Script

Hi Melody at a glance

Designer

YoonDesign Inc

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

February 2018

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Handwriting · Display

Character sets

2

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Hi Melody styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Hi Melody character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Korean (sample)

가 나 다 라 마 바 사 아 자 차 카 타 파 하

Which languages does Hi Melody support?

Hi Melody includes 2 character sets:

  • Korean: Korean Hangul
  • Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Hi Melody commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Hi Melody is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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Hi Melody FAQ

Is Hi Melody free for commercial use?

Yes. Hi Melody is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Hi Melody include?

Hi Melody comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Hi Melody support Cyrillic?

No. Hi Melody supports Korean and Latin, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Hi Melody?

Hi Melody was designed by YoonDesign Inc. It was added to Google Fonts in February 2018.